The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for shortness of breath and finds that new and material evidence has been submitted. The Veteran's in-service plane crash is considered, but there is no direct or secondary evidence linking his current condition to service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's shortness of breath is related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- shortness of breath
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1021498
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